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Damn shame. If you see it again, you can follow them to their vehicles, record registration and report to authorities. That's about all you can do. I would report with the info you have, anyway.

GME is an Australian company too - at least as far as I know. Standard Horizon GX2200E is a good unit, but twice the price of the others you are considering......lots of additional fruit if you are going a long way out.

Fished Jerusalem on both Sat & Sunday night's of the long weekend for zero results. Our baits were stripped every few minutes by chopper tailor. We didn't try any where else and I haven't seen any other reports. But, you know what they say....."a bad days fishing is better than a good days work!" Wish you luck.

Hi Gazzz, God's country! Has a special place in my heart - I always get a funny feeling as I cross the river at Macksville! But to answer your questions You can try for worms starting at Shelley beach and going north, although I am not sure how you will go this time of year. I would look for holes whilst you are there worming. Historically I have found worms and mullet strips to be effective along the beach there. You could try for poddy mullet near the causway to the golf course. Use them at the end of the breakwall. You could also go 15 minutes north to Valla Beach and fish the holes at the mouth of the creek there. The tackle shop near the boat ramp gets worms during peak times. You could check in with them as well. Enjoy.

Well thanks for the heads up. I will probably limit myself to the usual haunts & take it all not too seriously. Always a bit of fun if they are around & I really want to introduce my partner to the thrill of sitting in the cold for hours on end for a few minutes of frantic fun!

Hi all, Been a while since my last post. I am thinking (weather permitting) of heading up to the Hawkesbury this long weekend. I was wondering if anyone has heard any Hairtail reports this year? I will give it a crack anyway, but has anyone heard anything?

+ 1 I have found these guys easy to talk to & quite knowledgeable. They have done the right thing by me recently. Good luck

The "80's" cruiseabout was one of the best alloy boats in it's time, in my opinion. solid / dry boat with the classic hull shape. The 90 will get it up & going, with enough grunt to pull two medium skiers out of the water - if you wanted to. I have had 2 of these boats (still have one) so I am biased! Used to spend entire weekends on the Hawkesbury, sleeping on air mattresses on board & fishing day & night - great boat, wish you well with your resto. My only comment is that you may be better off with slides on the trailer for extra hull support. Enjoy.

I believe that Baileys near White Bay 6 is one of the more competitive, but I don't know their current prices. I think you also have to do their induction before you can buy fuel there - worth googling I think. I get mine at the Spit - Horrendously expensive - last I looked it was $1.80 plus, then you pay 1.5% fee on top!! Unfortunately it is the most convenient for me - so for the cost of time, I use their facilities! I wouldn't if I knew of a viable alternative. be interesting to see what others say

Hi Sleepy, got a photo of the set up? it should lock both ways - I suggest you have a failed seal somewhere. They are not that hard to fix - but they can be stubborn & messy.....ask me how I know! you can get replacement parts fairly easily - I get mine from one of the larger chandlery suppliers without any drama & my system is fairly old. It is hard to tell from your description where the fault might be - but if it is second hand, it would pay to replace all the seals anyway. feel free to pm e if you think I can help.

Appropriately, it looks like a Quinnie "Fishraider" to me - but they were 4.5m I think - definitely produced in the 80's Appears to have had a few modifications made though. I don't believe that Quintrex made a tinnie bigger than 5.0 mtrs for general sale back then - happy to be corrected. Look for broken welds on the ribs / under the floor. Otherwise, I love the Quinnies of that era! good luck!

There is Shelly Beach at Nambucca heads - but that is beach launch if you want to go outside. I would not attemp the Nambucca Bar - for my tastes - but the ramp next to the RSL is pretty good for river access. There is also a beach launch at Woonoona Head (yeah, I know you said - prefer no beach launch!) just North of Nambucca. God's Country - you will love it up there.

You will need to replace the EPIRB. You can dispose of the old one at Battery world - if there is one near you. I think, if it GME, you can send it back to GME as well, but it is more economical to just replace (at least it was when I did mine last year).

GME have a good reputation and I believe are an Australian company located in the Hills District of Sydney - that's a plus for me. Standard Horizon units have got pretty good reviews on the net (mainly overseas for their higher end models). Icom also have a good reputation. I have a very old Icom in one boat, that despite looking very average, still works (10yrs old) and an old GME 27 in another boat that works well. good luck!

Thanks everyone, after much reading on the interweb I determined that as I was not trying to recharge my batteries from 50% or less or run appliances a smaller panel would be ample for my needs. I went to a well known chandlery retailer & purchased a 40w panel with shottkey Diode & a controller. I believe that this will be sufficient to keep my 'house' batteries topped up even if the bilge pump needs to run occasionally. I am yet to install it, so time will tell.

Hi all, I am looking for a little guidance on the subject of solar charging... As background, I have recently purchased a boat & it is on a swing mooring. the main bilge pump is connected to the house batteries which are 2 x 85 AH in parallel (170AH total) I want to ensure that the charge to these batteries, is maintained as well as I can manage, whilst the boat sits on the mooring. can anyone give me some guidance as to what sort of system I need (i.e 120 watt panel or 10 watt panel)? Of course I am currently googling away to see if I can get guidance, but thought someone here may be able to offer help. thanks

If I am looking at the photo correctly, I suspect that what I'm seeing at the bottom of the skeg, is oily exhaust residue. It is hard to tell from the photo's.

doesn't appear to be an oil leak to me. looks like carbon & / or exhaust residue. are you sure its oil?

if you don't remove all the old paint, you will fin that it will "bloom" when you apply the new etch prime. in other words, remove all the paint! good luck

Fished there a very long time ago. in fact I think the property was called Turon Gates - water was very low & only 1 or 2 big pools. early pre dawn starts saw trout the size of whales leaping from the pools taking indeterminate insects! I threw everything I had in my tackle box at them eventually giving up & resorting to sticks & rocks in sheer frustration (kidding of course, I didn't throw any sticks...... ) But I did enjoy the excitement of watching them leap (whilst contemplating the purchase of a shotgun ) And I did get to see a platypus cruise up & down the river right in front of me. Sorry not much help, but thanks for the opportunity to reminisce.

appreciate the input - thank guys. What I am after is a single switch. The way I have my lighting set up is that the individual lights are powered from one switch on the main switch panel - each light then has a seperate single switch - I want to be able to see those seperate single switches in the dark at a glance.

Stargazer?

Keep it simple I reckon. have a second portable tank. I have an underfloor tank & a portable tank. Both tanks are plumbed into a manual three way valve. I run on the underfloor tank first (just in case the fuel gauge stops working) then switch over to the portable if required. I generally use the thirds rule - third out, third back & a third for the mower when I get home! Good luck.

Abecedarian, I eventually found the Narva switches - I was looking for something a little less "automotive" if thats the right word. something a little understated, but effective - Yeah, I know, I'm fussy!! But thanks anyway - I appreciate any help. I will keep fiddling / looking - see what turns up.

Burnsie Thanks, My electrical knowledge is poor! I am not concened about the possibility of leaving the LED's in the individual switches powered because I will only be swithing the main switch on when its dark & the main switch is illuminated when in the "on" position, PLUS, I always switch the main panel off as soon as the boat is on the trailer. (famous last words!) I may sacrifice a LED "on when on" switch & see if I can modify it, if I cant get what I want - Fuses are Cheap!